IntelBX8070110700K
IntelBX80646I74790K
$348

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

 $348 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q2 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 654,605 user samples
198,859 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 86% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 86% Great: 104%
SPEED RANK: 99th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
455,746 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 251st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
96.5 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
78.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
91.1 Pts +3% 88.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
142 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
114 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
280 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+30%
216 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
547 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+45%
378 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
969 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+73%
560 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.7 Pts 96.8 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
153 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
128 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
304 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+23%
248 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
602 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+39%
433 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1111 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+73%
643 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,695,249 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.89 % Much higher market share.
+31%
0.68 %
Value
Value For Money
101 % Much better value.
+36%
74.2 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
89 % +1% 88 %
Price
Price (score)
$236 Much cheaper.
+32%
$348
Age
Newest
47 Months Much more recent.
+60%
118 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 88 Watts More energy efficient.
+30%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 4 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+5%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+16%
4.4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1573 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+141%
654 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1453 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+154%
573 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Haswell
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 FCLGA1150
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 HD 4600
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'20 Q2'14
Cache
Cache
16 MB Intel® Smart Cache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
5.10 GHz 4.4 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI2
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015D PCG 2013D
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2933 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.20 GHz 1.25 GHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB 2 GB
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2 2.0
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3 3.0

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